MOVIE THEATER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does movie theater mean? 

• MOVIE THEATER (noun)
  The noun MOVIE THEATER has 1 sense:

1. a theater where films are shown

  Familiarity information: MOVIE THEATER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOVIE THEATER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A theater where films are shown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cinema; movie house; movie theater; movie theatre; picture palace

Hypernyms ("movie theater" is a kind of...):

house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "movie theater"):

bioscope (a South African movie theater)

fleapit (an old shabby movie theater)

multiplex (a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building)